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Cybersecurity worker shortage could put Aussies at risk

Cybersecurity worker shortage could put Aussies at risk

Australia does not have enough cybersecurity specialists to protect consumers from further data breaches, a report warns, amid calls for greater training.

Pay fight for disability staff reaches workplace umpire

Pay fight for disability staff reaches workplace umpire

Pay fight for disability staff reaches workplace umpire

Pay fight for disability staff reaches workplace umpire

Disability staff are being underpaid by as much as $9 an hour because they are wrongly classified as carers, unions argue in a case before the workplace umpire.

Supply chain warning over critical seafarer shortage

Supply chain warning over critical seafarer shortage

Supply chain warning over critical seafarer shortage

Supply chain warning over critical seafarer shortage

There are calls to overhaul training for Australia's maritime industries over concerns a worker shortage could threaten supply chains and national security.

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Mixed jobs data highlights rate balancing act for RBA

Mixed jobs data highlights rate balancing act for RBA

Demand for labour is still strong enough to soak up extra workers as the population grows, according to fresh Australian Bureau of Statistics jobs data.

Calls for law as AI rogues plunder Australian creatives

Calls for law as AI rogues plunder Australian creatives

One actor's voice was cloned after producers cancelled his contract while another's was used in a pornographic ad without her consent, an AI inquiry has heard.

Workers trudge into offices but mandates may not help

Workers trudge into offices but mandates may not help

Australian workers are having office attendance increasingly mandated, but bosses demanding employees attend may have better luck offering flexibility.

Employer in court over 'threats' to murder-trial juror

Employer in court over 'threats' to murder-trial juror

A landmark legal case will decide whether a Sydney clothing shop threatened an employee who did not want to work weekends while on the jury for a murder trial.

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Women wanted for cybersecurity course, no men allowed

Women wanted for cybersecurity course, no men allowed

Women wanted for cybersecurity course, no men allowed

Women wanted for cybersecurity course, no men allowed

One of Australia's largest cybersecurity organisations is launching a training course just for women as research shows they make up only one in five workers.

Workers face uncertain future as mine fire continues

Workers face uncertain future as mine fire continues

Workers face uncertain future as mine fire continues

Workers face uncertain future as mine fire continues

Workers have been told they will continue to be paid for another couple of weeks as authorities battle an underground coal mine fire in central Queensland.

Bonza reaches end of tarmac as budget carrier wound up

Bonza reaches end of tarmac as budget carrier wound up

Bonza reaches end of tarmac as budget carrier wound up

Bonza reaches end of tarmac as budget carrier wound up

Creditors have voted to liquidate embattled airline Bonza with more than $110 million believed to be owed to creditors, workers, landlords and the tax office.

Bitter move as brewery shifts beer production mainland

Bitter move as brewery shifts beer production mainland

Bitter move as brewery shifts beer production mainland

Bitter move as brewery shifts beer production mainland

Tasmanian brewer James Boag's will shift some of its beer production to the mainland for the first time, leaving more than a dozen workers out of a job.

Tourist bucks weigh in with record economy boost

Tourist bucks weigh in with record economy boost

Tourist bucks weigh in with record economy boost

Tourist bucks weigh in with record economy boost

Travel and tourism will contribute more to Australia’s economy in 2024 than any year on record, according to international forecasts.

Finding peace in petals after horror of bombs in Gaza

Finding peace in petals after horror of bombs in Gaza

Finding peace in petals after horror of bombs in Gaza

Finding peace in petals after horror of bombs in Gaza

Two young women who fled the Israeli assault on Gaza a few months ago are the latest recruits in a Melbourne florist shop employing refugees and asylum-seekers.

'Hollow' laws fail Australia's migrant workers

'Hollow' laws fail Australia's migrant workers

'Hollow' laws fail Australia's migrant workers

'Hollow' laws fail Australia's migrant workers

Australia's migrant workers are being failed by Fair Work's small claims court, according to a new report.

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Female AI workforce grows but few women climbing ladder

Artificial intelligence is growing its female workforce but the number of women thins higher up the ladder, prompting calls for more equitable training.

Regions can benefit from untapped skilled refugee pool

Skilled refugees can plug the chronic labour shortages in regional Australia with around 80,000 jobs advertised monthly across the regions this year.

Weakness creeping into labour market as hiring slows

Australia's labour market is slowly softening but the Reserve Bank is unlikely to be bothered by the latest jobs numbers ahead of its next board meeting.

PM weighs in on fresh push for free or cheap childcare

Anthony Albanese has welcomed an expert proposal for free or low-cost childcare but parents hoping for an immediate reprieve are likely to be disappointed.

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Four popular training courses facing critical AI risk

An analysis of vocational training has identified four courses at high risk from artificial intelligence technology even though they are in high demand.

Winds of fortune: 'Job for life' in former coal regions

A gusty $20 billion in investment will blow in from a mere three offshore wind projects that one team plans to build to help rewire industrial heartlands.

Fruit growers hit as SPC cuts canned peaches and pears

Cost-of-living pressures are pushing consumers away from local produce, prompting Australia's biggest food processor to cut production at a Victorian cannery.

Workers taking on second jobs as cost pressures build

The soaring cost of living is leading to more Australians staying in their job or taking on additional work, according to fresh job data.

Think tank urges bold clean tech support

Electric trucks, utes and vans are part of plans to re-industrialise and join emission-busting supply chains, if the upcoming budget is bold, a think tank says.

Training boost to repair electric car mechanic shortage

Changes to a national apprenticeship scheme could have more mechanics learning to fix electric vehicles at a critical time for the industry, experts say.

Mind the gap: job choice not behind lower pay for women

The fact women and men tend to enter different occupations only accounts for around 20 per cent of the gender pay gap, research shows.

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